Update on Connor Mcdavid's Injury After Leaving the Game vs. the Blue Jackets

The Edmonton Oilers took the ice tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets and were looking to find their groove. Unfortunately, things did not go their way as superstar forward Connor McDavid went down with a lower-body injury in the first period after a hit from Blue Jackets defenseman Ivan Provorov.

Connor McDavid would end up being ruled out of the game after heading to the locker room with trainers. The rest of the night would not go well for the Edmonton Oilers as they would get blown out by the Columbus Blue Jackets with a pair of goals from Sean Monahan being a big reason why.

With time winding down in the blowout TSN reporter Ryan Rishaug was able to give Edmonton Oilers fans at least some good news. He provided a positive initial update on Connor McDavid's injury.

In a post on X NHL, reporter and insider Ryan Rishaug was able to provide an update on Connor McDavid's injury. According to Ryan Rishaug's sources, Connor McDavid's injury is not as serious as it originally seemed to be.

The Edmonton Oilers themselves made an official update from head coach Kris Knoblauch. He confirmed that Connor McDavid will return to Edmonton to be further evaluated.

The Oilers clearly showed tonight that they cannot survive without Connor McDavid in the lineup so early reports of a less severe injury is a huge sigh of relief. Even if Connor McDavid does return soon the Edmonton Oilers still have plenty of things to fix within their game to get back to being true Stanley Cup contenders.

As more information comes in regarding Connor McDavid's official diagnosis and potential recovery time we will continue to update you.